Dodgers End Cardinals Season, 3-1

The reigning World Series champions were tied 1-1 with the St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the ninth at Dodger Stadium when Taylor hit a two-out, two-run homer for the 3-1 victory.

The Dodgers will now play the NL West champion San Francisco Giants in their Division Series, which begins Friday.

Padres Fire Manager

The San Diego Padres fired manager Jayce Tingler Wednesday, three days after the team finished in third place in the NL West with a 79-83 record.

The dismissal came after a late-season collapse in which the Padres went from a one-game lead for the second wild-card spot on September 9 to being eliminated from contention with seven games left to play.

Tingler, who came in second in voting for NL Manager of the Year last season, was 116-106 in two years with the Padres.

Major League Baseball

Wedneday, October 6 Scoreboard

NL Wild Card Game

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis 1

Thursday, October 7 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago White Sox at Houston, 3:07 p.m.

ALDS -- Game 1

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:07 p.m.

ALDS -- Game 1

Friday, October 8 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago White Sox at Houston, 1:07 p.m.

ALDS -- Game 2

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 3:37 p.m.

NLDS -- Game 1

Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:02 p.m.

ALDS -- Game 2

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco, 8:37 p.m.

NLDS -- Game 1

Saturday, October 9 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 4:07 p.m.

NLDS -- Game 2

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco

NLDS -- Game 2

Sunday, October 10 Schedule (All Times Central)

Tampa Bay at Boston, 3:07 p.m.

ALDS -- Game 3

Houston at Chicago White Sox, 7:07 p.m.

ALDS -- Game 3